| 单词 | midshipman fish |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmidshipman fish 2. Any of several toadfishes of the genus Porichthys (family Batrachoididae), of the coastal waters of North America and the Caribbean, which are distinguished by rows of light-emitting organs on the underside. Also midshipman fish. ΚΠ 1882 D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert Synopsis Fishes N. Amer. 751 Porichthys porosissimus—Midshipman. 1942 Lancet 3 Oct. 396/1 Renin can be obtained from the glomerular kidney of the carp and dogfish but not from the aglomerular kidney of the midshipman fish. 1983 W. N. Eschmeyer & E. S. Herald Field Guide Pacific Coast Fishes N. Amer. 107 Most species have no scales. One group, the midshipmen, are the only normally inshore fishes with rows of photophores. 1999 Marine Biol. 134 529 The plainfin midshipman Porichthys notatus Girard occurs in nearshore waters off the western coast of North America. < as lemmas |
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